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Join the Campuswide IlliniFest Scavenger Hunt
Join us on Saturday, April 20 for Admitted IlliniFest, a campus-wide event designed to help you explore Illinois to the fullest and see yourself as part of it! While you’re on campus, explore historical and cultural sites around campus during the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion scavenger […]
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Register for the Spring 2024 Undocumented Student Ally Training
This training provides staff, administration, and faculty information that will allow them to better serve undocumented students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Start-up supported by Polsky Small Business Growth Program receives $1 million on Shark Tank
To promote their launch in Fall 2021, Psyonic received marketing help from student consultants supported in part by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion as part of our partnership with the Polsky Center at the University of Chicago.
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All Campus Climate Survey Is Now Open
All campus members are encouraged to take the survey to examine whether the university’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion are reflected in the daily experiences of students, faculty and staff. Every response can improve the experience at Illinois for themselves and friends, students and colleagues.
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Staff, Faculty and the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership awarded for work in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Four University of Illinois faculty and staff members and the Department of Education, Policy, Organization & Inclusion will be recognized for their exceptional dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion as the 2023 recipients of the Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Awards. The Larine Y. Cowan Awards are presented annually […]
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Nominations Open for 2023 Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Awards
The Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award is open for nominations until May 23. The awards celebrate the achievements of faculty, academic professionals, and civic service employees who made significant contributions in creating and sustaining an inclusive living, learning, and working community at Illinois. There are four categories open […]
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National Organization Braver Angels to Address Political Polarization with Campus, Community Partners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHAMPAIGN, ILL — Experts from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the national organization Braver Angels will make up a panel at an upcoming event as part of efforts to address the political polarization of recent years. The event, “Building a House United: A Local Conversation in […]
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Four Illinois Faculty and Staff to be Recognized for Dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Larine Y. Cowan Awards are presented annually to University of Illinois faculty and staff by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in four categories: Advocacy for LGBTQ Affairs, Excellence in Access & Accommodations, Leadership in Diversity, and Teaching and Mentoring in Diversity.
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First Call to Action Symposium Will Feature Ibram X. Kendi Keynote Conversation
As part of a university-wide efforts on systemic racial inequities and injustices, research groups will present their findings from the first year of funding from the Chancellor’s Call to Action to Address Racism and Social Injustice.
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Announcing the Chancellor’s Call to Action Research Projects for 2022-23
Chancellor Robert J. Jones announced the 2022-2023 Call to Action to Address Racism & Social Injustice Research Program recipients. The program is a $2 million annual commitment by our university.